Sewing machine work guide attachment



I Jung 20, 1939. M R R 2,163,086

SEWING MACHINE WORK GUIDE ATTACHMENT Filed Oct. 5, 1958 Michael durrerj/ INVENTOR ATTORN EYS Patented June 20, 1939 PATENT OFFECE.

SEWING MACHINE WORK GUIDE ATTACHMENT Michael Curreri, Plainfield, N. J.

Application October 5,

6 Claims.

This invention relates generally to work guide attachment for sewing machines and is particularly concerned with a new and improved sewing machine attachment for guiding welting and the 5.; like when sewing same to edge portions of material.

It is among the more important objects of the present invention to provide a new and improved sewing machine work guide attachment adapted 10:; to facilitate alignment of welting with edge portions of material, whereby said welting and said material can be sewn together with ease and precision.

Another object of the present invention is to .provide a novel work guide means of the type aforesaid adapted to receive and guide welting into proper relationship with edge portions of material whereby the welting is retained under appreciable tension thereby precluding possii bility of buckling of the welting during the sew- Among the noteworthy features of the novel work guide according to the instant invention is that the welting is carried'by a resiliently sup- Zi} ported member extending across a part of the front'portion of the sewing machine thereby permitting considerable freedom of movement during use and also freeing the work space from unnecessary or at least non-essential apparatus.

Another feature of 'the'novel guide according to the present invention is that the welting can be introduced in the device by grasping the tape portion of said welting and introducing it into the tubular guide, the guide itself serving to turn the welting and hold same against the material to which it is being sewn.

v A still further important feature of the novel guide according to the present invention is that it includes means for adjustably relatively moving the welting guide and the cooperating guide engaging with edge portion of the material to which welting is being sewn, thereby permitting variation in distance of the seam attaching the welting from the edge of the material.

An advantage of the device according to this invention is that it can be-adjustably mounted upon a sewing machine baseplate of the conventional type thereby suiting it to use without necessitating structural reorganization of existing types of sewing machines.

Other objects, advantages and features of the new and improved sewing machine guide attachment according to the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art during the 55;c0urse of the following description.

1938, Serial No. 233,462

Regarded in certain of its broader aspects, the present invention comprises a sewing machine work guide including a base member attachable to a sewing machine base plate, said base member having a projecting blunt nose formation in a side thereof for guiding edge portions of material being sewn and carrying adjustable resilient standard upon which is mounted a welt guide, said welt guide comprising a tubular member extending from a relatively raised position in front of said base member to a relatively lower position adjacent said nose formation, said tubular member having a cut extending throughout its length in one side thereof, flared at the ends and disposed whereby the cut faces toward the front at the raised end and faces the nose formation at the opposite end.

In order to facilitate a fuller and more complete understanding of the matter of the present invention, a specific embodiment thereof, herein illustrated, will be hereinafter described, it being clearly understood, however, that the specific embodiment is provided solely by way of example and is non-limitative upon the scope of the present invention, except as is expressed in the subjoined claims.

Referring, then, to the drawing:

Figure 1 is substantially a front elevational view of a portion of a sewing machine illustrating the novel work guide according to the present invention in use in conjunction therewith.

Figure 2 is substantially a top plan view of the novel work guide according to this invention, and,

Figure 3 is a vertical, sectional View of Figure 2 taken along the line 3-3.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, it will be noted that the novel work guide according to this invention comprises a base member generally designated by the numeral 80, having a slot like opening ll formed therein adapted to receive fastening means such as, for example, the thumb screw !2, for slidingly mounting said base member upon a sewing machinebase plate l3. It is to be noted that base member H! is provided, on a side thereof, with a projecting nose formation generally indicated by the numeral l4, substantially as shown and for purposes to be hereinafter described.

A U-shaped fork l5 having extending arms disposed in a common plane, is slidingly received in channels formed in part of the base member ID substantially as shown. It is to be noted that means are provided for adjustably holding said horizontally sliding fork l5, said means including a thumb screw l6 mounted in parts of the base 7 member ID and adapted, upon occasion, to engage with portions of said fork I5.

The essentially resilient strip-like standards I1 and 18 are mounted in one arm of the fork l5 and extend forwardly from the base member ID substantially as is shown in the drawing. It is to be understood, of course, that the standards I! and I8 are movable in conjunction with the fork l5. 7

A tubular work guide 19 is mounted in the standard I! and I8 and extends from a relatively raised position, generally indicated by the numeral 20, in front of said base member to a relatively lower position, generally indicated by the numeral 2|, adjacent said nose formation l4 hereinbefore describedv The guide member l9 comprises a tubular member22 preferably formed of relatively resilient material or at least of material having appreciable flexibility. The tubular member 22 is slit throughout its length as indicated at 23 and is flared at its end portions as is indicated generally by the numerals 24, and 25. It is particularly to be noted that the split faces toward the front at the raised end 20 of the guide but faces toward the nose portion M at the relatively lower end of the guide generally designated by the numeral 2|, whereby welting inserted within the guide can be grasped by the tape portion for introduction therein but will be reversed while in the guide to present the tape portion toward the nose formation M for sewing of the welting to the material.

In use the device is attached to the base plate 13 of a sewing machine as hereinbefore described, preferably by use of a thumb screw 12. The nose formation I4 is disposed near the feeder or presser foot of the sewing machine but at the requisite distance from the needle, the distance being determined by the width of edge desired between the stitching and the edge of the material resting against the guide Hi. It is to be noted that the base member ID can be attached to the base plate of the sewing machine and thereafter, by manipulation of the thumb screw IS, the fork 15 can be adjusted to varythe relative position of the welting guide 19. ,When the various elements of the device have been adjusted to suit the requirements of the user, welting 30 is grasped by the tape portion 3| thereof and introduced into the end portion 20 of the guide 19 and pressed within said guide until it emerges from the end portion 2| thereof substantially as shown in Figure 2. It is to be noted that the tape portion 3| 'of the welting is reversed or turned as it passes through the guide and when emerging is disposed next adjacent the nose formation M. It will be understood, of course, that the resilient qualities of the supporting standards I! and I8 together with the resilient or flexible characteristics of the tubuluar guide if! facilitate adjustment of the device to the requirement of users and also permit of maximum flexibility of operation.

The present invention having been hereinbefore described, what it is desired to secure by Letters Patent is expressed in the following claims.

I claim:

1. A work guide and support attachment for sewing machines and the like comprising a base member having a projecting blunt nose-forma tion extending from a side of said member for guiding edge portions of material being sewn; essentially resilient standards carried on said base member; and a work guide mounted on said standards, said work guide comprising a tube extending from a relatively raised position in front of said base member to a relatively lower position adjacent said nose formation, said tube being slit throughout its length in one side, flared at the ends, and disposed whereby the slit faces toward the front at the raised end and faces the nose-formation at the opposite end.

2. A work guide and support attachment for sewing machines and the like comprising a base member having a slot-like opening formed therein adapted to receive threaded fastening means for adjustably slidingly mounting said member on a sewing machine base plate, a projecting blunt nose-formation extending from a side of said member for guiding edge portions of material being sewn; essentially resilient standards carried. on said base member and a work guide mounted on said standards, said work guide comprising a tube extending from a relatively raised position in front of said base member to a relatively lower position adjacent said nose formation, said tube being slit throughout its length in one side, flared at the ends, and disposed whereby the slit faces toward the front at the raised end and faces the nose-formation at the opposite end.

3. A work guide and support attachment for sewing machines and the like comprising a base member having a projecting nose formation extending from a side thereof for guiding edge portions of material being sewn; a U-shaped fork horizontally slidingly received in channels formed in said member; essentially resilient standards carried on said fork and movable therewith; and a work guide mounted on said standards, said work guide comprising a tube extending from a. relatively raised position in front of said base memberto a relatively lower position adjacent said nose formation, said tube being slit throughout its length in one side, flared at the ends, and disposed whereby the slit faces toward the front at the raised end and faces the nose formation at the opposite end.

4. A work guide and support attachment for sewing machines and the like comprising a base member having a slot-like opening formed therein adapted to receive threaded fastening means for adjustably slidingly mounting said member on' a sewing machine base plate; a projecting blunt nose-formation extending from a side of said member for guiding edge portions of material being sewn; a U-shaped fork horizontally slidingly received in channels formed in said member; essentially resilient standards carried on said fork and movable therewith; and a work guide mounted on said standards, said work guide comprisinga hollow, essentially tubular member extending from a relatively raised position in front of said base member to a relatively lower position'adjacent said nose-formation, said tube being slit throughout its length in one side, flared at the ends, and disposed whereby the slit faces toward the front at the raised end and faces the nose-formation at the opposite end.

5. A work guide and support attachment for sewing machines and the like comprising a base member having a slot-like opening formed therein adapted to receive threaded fastening means for adjustably slidingly mounting said member on a sewing machine base plate, a projecting blunt nose-formation extending from a side of said member for "guiding edge portions of material being sewn; a U-shaped fork horizontally slidingly received in channels formed in said member; means for firmly but adjustably holding said fork relative to said member comprising a thumb screw mounted in said member and engageable, upon occasion, with portions of said fork; essentially resilient standards carried on said fork and movable therewith; and a work guide mounted on said standards, said work guide comprising a tube extending from a relatively raised position in front of said base member to a relatively lower position adjacent said nose-formation, said tube being slit throughout its length in one side, flared at the ends, and disposed whereby the slit faces toward the front at the raised end and faces the nose-formation at the opposite end.

6. In a sewing machine or the like, having a base plate, a work guide and support attachment comprising a base member having a projecting blunt nose formation extending from a side of said member for guiding edge portions of material being sewn; said member being adjustably mounted upon a portion of said sewing machine base plate whereby said nose formation is disposed in proximity to the presser foot of said machine; essentially resilient standards carried on said base member; and a work guide mounted on said standards, said work guide comprising a tube extending from a relatively raised position in front of said base member to a relatively lower position adjacent said nose formation, said tube being slit throughout its length in one side, flared at the ends, and disposed whereby the slit faces toward the front at the raised end and faces the nose formation at the opposite end.

MICHAEL CURRERI. 

